11.   They were simply buying time, came out with a white paper that meant absolutely nothing and now we see the full effects of it.

12.   Almost all that money will buy time for television ads.

13.   Although the European Union may seek a binding judgment against the United States in absentia, the move effectively buys time for negotiators to reach a compromise.

14.   American and Japanese officials characterized the emergency aid as an effort to buy time.

15.   Ambiguity is what bought time for Taiwan to make itself unignorable, and more ambiguity is what will buy it the time to make itself fully recognizable.

16.   And for most, it means making smart decisions about when to buy advertising time.

17.   And being careful means buying time by talking about fiscal discipline and waiting for the public to turn its attention from the war to the faltering economy.

18.   And even Adam conceded that his best hope is to wrest some additional assurances from Moscow to compensate for any economic losses and buy time.

19.   And because he can scramble so well, he can buy more time for receivers to get open by moving out of the pocket and making plays.

20.   And some media buyers contend their clients who have not yet bought sponsorships are balking at buying commercial time.